The Chinese-language Commercial Times is reporting that there are likely to be delays to the release of Blu Ray burners from the likes of LiteOn and BenQ, according to DigiTimes.
The reason? Sony are keeping back a “major” proportion of the low-yield Blu-ray laser diodes in readiness for the PS3 launch. Since the PS3 doesn’t launch until September, this is unlikely to improve any time in the near month or two.
Does that give HD DVD burners enough time to make headway into the next-gen burner market? Probably not, but it will ensure that Blu Ray burner costs remain high for the foreseeable future, in order to reduce demand.